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If you listened to this podcast for even the shortest amount of time you know how much we love Musicbed, we used them long before they started sponsoring the podcast and it's one of the top recommendations we make week after week. This week on the How To Film Weddings podcast John and Nick sit down in person with Daniel McCarthy at Musicbed HQ in Ft. Worth, TX to learn more about the Musicbed story, its future, and how AI is (or isn't) taking over the world. 

If you’re just itching to find a way to turn your passion projects into profitable and sustainable sources of income, then today’s show with Cody Dulock is certainly for you! Through his work with Musicbed, Filmsupply, and other brands, Cody has developed a process for how to approach creating work that is not only fulfilling for you, but also profitable. Stop just dreaming about having the creative freedom to create the films that you want, take some real steps to make them a reality!

Key Takeaways

• Look into creative funding avenues to get your passion project funded.
• Take stock of the assets that you own to see if there is any potential for passive income through film licensing.
• Work with the end in mind when creating passion projects so that you can continue making them in a sustainable way.

About Cody Dulock

 Cody helped start Filmsupply 8 years ago and is now helping start the new highly curated photo licensing brand Stills. He leads the artist representation teams for the FM brands Filmsupply and Stills and also leads FM's film funding company Trust.

In This Episode

• [00:00] Welcome to the show!
• [02:33] Meet Cody Dulock
• [03:32] Cody’s film background
• [07:54] Finding funding through “Trust”
• [13:40] The impact of Musicbed
• [19:36] Selling your film
• [27:49] Income through licensing
• [30:34] How to go about licensing
• [33:14] Connect with Cody
• [35:13] Outro

Quotes

 “If that’s what you love, you should do that. Like, don’t worry about what we like. You need to be pursuing the things that you’re passionate about because they will keep you fired up.” [26:02] - Cody Dulock

“Curating your portfolio is critical.” [26:48] - Cody Dulock

Links

 Get the The Lead Machine: Website Checklist for Filmmakers

FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production

While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week"

Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet

Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group 

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Use this code to get 25% off at Filmsupply: STUDIOSHERPAS2023

Take your projects to the next level with Musicbed. Hear the difference for yourself and sign up for a free account. Use my code RYAN at checkout to receive 1 month free when you purchase an annual subscription.

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A podcast hosted by Mitch Williams and Sam McGhee, of IF Company (formerly, Inland Film Co), creators of the #DAILYREEL. Mitch and Sam discuss small shop filmmaking, commercial and documentary work, storytelling, and more.

In this installment of Cinetherapy, Music Composer, Lane King, discusses his path to a career in music for media, the licensing model, his process, and why he ultimately chose to leave Artlist.io, Filmpac, and Music Vine for what he considers to be the “gold standard”, Musicbed. 

Mitch, Sam, and Lane dig into some of their favorite composers, and the feelings that visuals and music can bring to the table in complementing one another. 

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Today is the last day to join Mastermind 2023 and in this episode, we're getting real and vulnerable. This week has been truly eye-opening for us and really shed some light on the true status of the wedding filmmaking industry. John and Nick share their hearts and some advice on what you should do if you're struggling right now, how to make it through difficult times, and what it looks like for small business owners right now. 

Little did we know that when we reached out to Musicbed that we'd get to chat with their CEO and Founder, Daniel McCarthy. Both Nick and John have used Musicbed for years, and have been blown away with their customer service, quality of product, and overall brand.

We wanted to pick his brain about the brand new memberships program they offer, as well as how he turned his business from an idea, to a company generating millions of dollars with over 50 employees. How do they grow, yet still keep those core values?

We can learn a lot from Musicbed when it comes to customer service, keeping your mission in front of you, providing a ridiculously good product, and building a brand. We were both surprised at how much wisdom Daniel dropped on us during the podcast. Be sure to check out MusicBed, and their amazing membership program by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2qSC97o

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